Govts come and go but PPP is here to stay: Zardari

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Former President and co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari said that governments come and go but his party was here to stay for all times to come.

Addressing an event to mark Pakistan Day, Zardari said that he was the first one who had said “Pakistan Khappay.”

He said that love for Pakistan was the first priority and that it was up to the leaders of today to protect the generation of tomorrow. PPP will remain alive in the pages of history.

The ceremony was attended by former PM Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, President PPP central Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chaudhry Manzoor, Samina Ghurki and a large number of PPP leaders and workers were present on the occasion.

He criticized his political opponents, saying that the politicians are carrying out development projects which will benefit them.

He said that his party’s priority is Pakistan’s stability, adding that they will struggle for the country’s betterment.

“For the sake of democracy, we accepted Returning Officers (RO) elections,” he said, adding that his party’s priority was saving Pakistan at that time.

Zardari alleged the 2013 elections held under former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry were the elections of Returning Officers and had no value and PPP was here to stay.

He praised Benazir Bhutto and said that she had fought for democracy against the dictatorship. He also said that she sacrificed her life for rule of law and for strengthening institutions and democracy in the country.

Asif Ali Zardai paid rich tributes to Begum Nusarat Bhutto on her birthday and called her a national asset. He urged party workers and democratic forces to follow the principles for which Begum Sahiba struggled all her life and suffered so much.